After spending an hour basking in the sun outside the valley and seeing that his socks and shoes were no longer wet, Han Xiaosheng put on his socks, stuffed his down jacket and canvas bag into his hiking bag, and walked towards the nearest house with his bag on his back.
While walking through the fields beside the mountain and observing the surroundings, Han Xiaosheng smelled the smell of farmyard manure in the fields, and recognized several crops grown in the fields. They were almost the same in appearance as crops on Earth, with only one difference. The size of crops in this world has almost doubled, and it seems that the land here is more fertile than the earth.
As Han Xiaosheng got closer and closer, he became more and more convinced that this was a world similar to Earth.
After walking more than 10 meters to the left side of the house, he stopped and began to listen quietly to the voices in front of him.
When he heard the voices of two children playing clearly, Han Xiaosheng was delighted. What he heard in his ears was pure Chinese, with a slight southern accent. Why was this accent so familiar?
Thinking back on it, I thought, isn't this the dialect of Northeastern Hunan Province?
It turned out that Han Xiaosheng was so nervous that he didn't even remember that he could understand most of this dialect, and he probably had a slight accent.
In fact, the dialects spoken by people in northeastern Hunan vary a lot. Sometimes people from two neighboring counties speak too fast and are difficult to understand. The languages in this world are actually similar. It seems that I ended up here as soon as I crossed over. A kind of luck.
Han Xiaosheng felt relieved, turned to the path in front of the house, tried his best to relax, and walked to the flat ground in front of the house with a smile.
A middle-aged woman was sitting at the door of the house, with a bamboo basket containing vegetables beside her. The woman was choosing vegetables while looking at the two children in front of the door. Her clothes looked a bit like the ancient people on TV.
Seeing Han Xiaosheng walking over, the two children stopped playing and looked curiously at Han Xiaosheng, who was dressed in strange clothes. The woman at the door stood up a little warily.
Han Xiaosheng nodded and smiled with the child, stopped 3 meters away from the woman, bowed slightly, and said with a smile:
"Sister-in-law, I came from afar. I traveled all the way here and am a little thirsty. I wonder if I can rest in front of the door and ask for a drink of water?"
The woman was wearing coarse clothes, which were full of patches. She saw that Han Xiaosheng had short hair and was wearing strange clothes. Seeing that he was speaking politely, she returned the favor and said:
"You're welcome, Master. Please sit down for a moment and I'll make you tea."
After saying that, he went in and brought a chair, placed it in the yard, asked Han Xiaosheng to sit down, and then went into the main room to make tea.
Hearing the title "Master", Han Xiaosheng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it seemed that his short hair made the woman mistakenly think that she was a wandering monk.
The two children playing in the yard looked at Han Xiaosheng's strange costume, secretly observing it while playing.
Han Xiaosheng brought some candies. Seeing that the two children were curious about him and wanted to get closer to the residents of this town as soon as possible, he opened his backpack, took out a few peanut candies, and said to the two children:
"Kid, do you want some candy?"
The two children looked to be about 7 to 8 years old. They obviously wanted to take the candy, but they were a little embarrassed and looked at the woman who was leaving with tea.
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman smiled and said:
"Uncle, please continue. Thank you uncle!"
Seeing this, the two children quickly took the candies and said sweetly:
"Thank you uncle!"
"Thank you uncle!"
Seeing the excitement of the two children peeling off the candy wrappers and licking the candies, the woman said with emotion:
"Our town is a remote little place. We have never seen such colorful candies, let alone such fine clothes on the master's body. Only the master who has traveled around and is well-informed can produce such good clothes. Eat and wear fine clothes like this.”
When Han Xiaosheng heard this, he thought:
"It seems I'm lucky enough to be able to move around in this world with the reputation of traveling here!"
Thinking of this, he said to the woman:
"I'm actually not a master. I just like to travel around and see all the scenery in the world. My name is Han Xiaosheng. You can call me Mr. Han."
The woman said a little embarrassedly:
"When I saw your hair was so short, I thought you were a wandering monk, so I'll call you Mr. Han. My maiden name is Wang and my given name is Xiaoyu."
Han Xiaosheng answered:
"Sister-in-law Wang, I see that the two children are very lively and cute. Didn't they go to school?"
The woman heard this and said proudly;
"To be honest, Mr. Han, the child is studying and literacy with the teacher at a private school in the town. Today is a day off, so he plays at home."
Seeing Han Xiaosheng's extraordinary temperament and appearance, the woman guessed that he was a traveling scholar, so she started chatting with him.
Through conversation, Han Xiaosheng learned that this town was under the jurisdiction of Yunlong County, Tianfeng Prefecture of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The town was called Longmen Town. The woman's man was a samurai from the town's martial arts hall and taught there.
The woman didn't know what was going on in the Great Zhou Kingdom. She just learned that the Great Zhou Kingdom used force to rule the country, and martial arts practice was a common practice. Even she had learned some martial arts. Her natal family was from Yunlong County. A martial arts family.
Han Xiaosheng was very interested in this point, so he made up a life story, saying that his family ancestors also had martial arts inheritance, but many years ago, in order to avoid the war, they lived in seclusion in the mountains. The family made a living by planting and breeding. , the inheritance of martial arts from my ancestors gradually ended. Because I was interested in the world outside the mountains, I went out to travel around the world. I also wanted to learn martial arts, strengthen my body, act chivalrously, and serve the country.
After hearing what Han Xiaosheng said, Mrs. Wang was convinced and praised him repeatedly for his ambition and his future success.
While they were talking, a loud voice sounded from behind:
"Xiao Yu, I'm back. Are there guests at my father-in-law's house?"
Han Xiaosheng stood up, turned around, and saw a tall man with a majestic build, thick eyebrows and big eyes walking into the yard. Two children greeted him with laughter.
Seeing the big man approaching, Wang Xiaoyu hurriedly introduced:
"Husband, this is Han Xiaosheng, not my mother's family, but a guest who just arrived here."
Han Xiaosheng quickly learned to bow his hands as a courtesy:
"I am Han Xiaosheng. I originally live in the mountains and travel around. I passed by your place today and came here to drink water and rest. Sorry for disturbing you."
The big man smiled heartily:
"Brother Han, I am Liu Daneng. Welcome to our Longmen Town. I know how difficult it is to be away from home. Now that you are here, you can stay here for two more days before making plans. What do you think?"
Han Xiaosheng originally wanted to inquire about the situation, so he accepted the request.
Wang Xiaoyu brought tea to her husband, and the two sat in the yard and started talking.
